The Good News
Since David Myers ran for over 1,000-yards (1441) in 2004 – there has been at least one ball carrier to top that prestigious mark each year. Just last fall, Andrew Yanssens rushed for 1099 yards while scoring 7 times on the ground. Yanssens will be pleased to see one of the county’s top lineman Dominic Perry returns as well. Quarterback Caleb Hill ran for 588 yards (9 TDs) and threw for another 643 yards (6 TDs) in 2016. Junior Devin Turvey picked up 326 all-purpose yards from the line of scrimmage (248 rushing, 78 receiving). Turvey’s classmate Dylan Huff is back as the Rebels’ leading returning receiver (12 catches, 145 yards). On defense, Landon Talbert (2 sacks) anchors the play of the line upfront while Dakota Stratton (89 tackles, 4 sacks), Daniel Morgan (45 tackles) and Andrew Hardenbrook (24 tackles) are all back in the front seven. Defensive backs Danny Moore (74 tackles) and Stephen Barr (31 tackles) look to improve upon last year’s results.

2016 Team Stats
Scoring Offense: 22.1 (37th in Area)
Total Offense: 289.9
Passing Offense: 64.3
Rushing Offense: 225.6
Scoring Defense: 31.6 (45th in Area)
Total Defense: 326.7
…Crestview scored an average of 22.1 points per game in 2016. The Rebels had averaged 32-points per contest or more in each of the previous eight seasons.

Key Number
Crestview faced five teams who advanced to the playoffs last season including the Division VII champion Warren JFK. The Rebels lost all five contests by a combined score of 192-47.

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